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Vertebral Body Removal In The Mid-Back

Maryland rates for HCPCS 63101

Removes the body of a vertebra in the mid-back, reaching it from the side of the spine, to relieve pressure on the spinal cord and nerve roots. It is used when a tumor, an infection, or bone pushed backward by a fracture is pressing on the cord from the front.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vertebral Body Removal In The Mid-Back cost?

$2,512

Typical facility fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,239 to $3,162.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $158 to $2,239Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $4,786
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $468professional $2,630

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 20.9 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maryland· 43rd of 50

$2,512

ME $26,915WY $1,288

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.